Gnarlyoak

Tis an old thread that has been resurrected this......... However, for what its worth if there are any peeps still interested in small van recommendations, here's my tuppence worth: I purchased a Corsa van 1.3 CDTi "sportive" in Feb. Absolutely love it. As a car derived van, it has all the usual car refinments in the front, but with ample space in the back for all my saws and climbing kit. Nippy little bugger, with fantastic MPG. Really cheap to run/maintain and a lot of fun to drive. Insurance for it was a bit higher than I was expecting, but then it was the first van I've had to insure and my NCD took a big hit because of a minor bump I had in the old car back end of last year!

PM sent mate.

Just pour a bit of washing up liquid over the worst of the oiled section, stick it inside a pillow case and then bung it in the washer on a cool wash (about 40 deg) without detergent. That should sort it. Had similar in past when some groundy did'nt make sure the filler cap on the top saw was secured properly and ended up with chain oil all over my pants, my rope and the tree. Bit of washing up liquid, 50 mins in the machine and the rope was a good as new for the next day.

Marx was right to complain, Socrates was miles off side! Still nice to see the germans get beaten now and again.

Have to concur wholeheartedly with your comments RobArb. This is one of my pet hates that drives me absolutely bonkers.

Paul,paul,paul........... No offence mate, you may be a decent bloke and possibly the greatest tree worker in the world just waiting to be discovered........ But, if you are serious about wanting to find out work availability with the original poster, then why don't you PM the OP as directed. Your approach is far to sloppy and lazy. If I was the OP I would'nt waste my time chasing someone who could'nt be arsed to follow simple instructions, like "PM me if interested"!!! Bare in mind its a tough jobs market out there, it's an employers market, and I suspect that they are more likely to go for someone who is able to demonstrate intiative, keeness and an ability to follow simple instruction than some twit with a plethora of quals and CS units, who sits on their behind and expects the employer to come knocking on their door begging them to come and work for them. Seriously mate, I'm not trying to "P on yer chips" just for the hell of it. My criticism is aimed at trying to encourage you to take a more proactive approach to your job search, as I feel this is more likely to lead to a positive approach.

Commencing on 9/6/12 eh........ so you invented your own time machine then, or have you nicked the Doctors Tardis?

Glypho works buy inhibiting an enzyme that plants need to grow. It is absorbed into the plants transportation system, so gets passed to all parts of a plant including its roots which is why it is effective when applied to freshly cut stumps. It is absorbed into the roots and kills them preventing the stump from re-sprouting. In the OP's case, the Glypho has affected the roots of a neighbouring tree because the tree is the same species and in all probability, underground and out of sight, the roots of the two tree had become fused/joined together. So the poison has passed directly from the roots of the stump to the roots of the retained tree.

Sorry for the slight de-rail. But, Matt, looking at your avatar either you've somehow broken into my PC's hard drive and stolen some of my pictures or you too have visited the amazing temple complexes at Ankhor Wat. To the OP, a large round plastic dustbin is also useful for filling with your hedge trimmings and carrying it back to your truck or van. That way you can also practice for another part time job as a binman, when your not firefighting or gardening.

This is so depressing on so many levels. Yet another Johnny foreigner that seems more than happy and all too easily able to milk the British welfare system. Does no one in the DSS, Bournemouth Council or HMRC watch TV? How can this guy get away with this fraud for 5 years, whilst constantly popping up on TV. Did any of these useless civil servants even once stop to think, "ooh thats the bloke on TV that were paying benefits too!" I think even the BBC, another bunch of publicly funded wasters, should also shoulder some responsibility for the farcial state of affairs.Could they not at least conduct some rudimentary background checks to ensure that the presenters of shows like Rogue Traders and Watchdog can't be found guilty of hypocrisy on the matters they are reporting on or investigating. I hope in sentencing the courts throw the bloody book at him, and the BBC fire his unworthy ass! But expect a slap on the wrist and demotion to BBC4 to follow.

I would love to have a beer in there, YOU BUYIN?! Proper mint is that.

Had similar myself in the past from Santander & PAYPAL I usually forward a copy of email to the banks security team, so that they are aware that a potential "phishing" scam is under way in their name. Then DELETE. And run virus checker just to make sure nothing has leaked through my firewall. Make sure that your virus checker is upto date.

Ahem!

OK so inadequate PPE, tools, training and lone working are all valid issues to a certain extent that should have been properly addressed by the service provider and the company providing the work scheme opportunity. The employer statement that this type of work is only worth £12 per day, might be true to them in economic terms, but legally if they employed sopmeone to do this 8 hrs per day then they would have to pay the minimum wage. That would also be true even if they employed eastern europeans from EEC member countries. Min. Wage. Rates per hour:- £6.08 - the main rate for workers aged 21 and over £4.98 - the 18-20 rate £3.68 - the 16-17 rate for workers above school leaving age but under 18 £2.60 - the apprentice rate, for apprentices under 19 or 19 or over and in the first year of their apprenticeship. So even an apprentice would legally have to be paid £20.80 per day. The poster certainly seems to be over 21, so doing this full time would see him earning £6.08 per hour, £48.64 per day, £243.20 per week, £12646.40 gross (before tax) per annum. £12.5K p/a as a starting point has got to be better than sitting on your backside watching daytime TV on job seekers allowance. Having been in the unenviable position of being long term unemployed in the past, I know how its all too easy to lose hope, motivation and fall into the benefits trap. If back then I had been given such an opportunity to go out into the forest and do a bit of "conny bashing" I'd have jumped at the chance even without having my benefits topped up for daily expenses. Sometimes you need a kick up the arse to kickstart your motivation to double your efforts to find a proper job. This is yours, embrace it, use it to try and turn it into something positive. Your concerns regarding PPE, equipment, lone working have some legitimacy, but this should be discussed as feedback to the service provider, don't go bleating to your MP about it. Thats pointless IMO, everyone knows that politicians are far too busy snuffling their snouts in the trough of public expenses with a gilt edged gold plated guaranteed pension for life to give a stuff about the people they are supposed to represent. Now I fully understand that simply saying "use this opportunity to motivate yourself to find a proper job" may sound glib and not as easy as it sounds in the current economic climate. My spell of unemployment ended when I started a voluntary project to clear up a local blot on the landscape, this gave me the confidence to finally go out and start working for myself, this when the world was still on its arse after the last banking crisis in 2008. Admittedly I had several years experience, PPE and tools that I needed to do so, but it would have been all too easy to languish in the benefits trap for even longer if I'd chosen not to make something of the opportunites that my voluntary experience put before me. Its not easy, but life is'nt easy. Sell your camera, buy some tools and crack on my son....

Brilliant. Nice one fellas, mystery solved. Must admit one of my collegues mentioned that he thought it might be a "bird cherry" at the time, but the mutant fruits pea pod like appearance made us think it might be some kind of Laburnham. Thanks for you help.

Hmmm, I suppose the small green nodules do look a bit like a green pepper corns, but I'm guessing they go on to develop into the pea like pods you can see alongside them. Besides, smelt peasy not peppery...

Had to clear a windblown tree yesterday in the Oldham area. Had'nt come across one before and struggling to identify it. Pretty sure it belongs to the Leguminosae family, given the type of seed pod and the smell of the cut wood was reminiscent of Laburnham. Could it be Voss's Laburnham, L. x watereri 'Vossii'?

Why not mix it up, rather than just have one species. Creates more interest for form; colour and attraction to other wildlife with flowers & berries. yew; holly; laurel; pyracantha; beech

Ouch! easy fella's. If the picture in the OP, is actually of the young lady in question, and the "dude" was some 30 year old peadophile and not a 13 yr old school chum larking about in the playground, then we are talking possible sexual grooming of a minor.

Very interesting find indeed is that Gollum. Would have said it was a defo for a sea urchin myself, but having seen the pics in Geoff's link, there are other examples of fossilised urchins found in flint so its a dead cert!

Totally agree Rich, sticking your rope with spikes will quickly bugger it up, and I'm not decrying the construction of the rope itself. Have been told by someone else about putting a small krab on the harness to run the rope tail out of the way of those pesky spikes. Cheers for the tip, I will be trying this in future on my NEW rope. Yeah Silky, must admit the I am a bit smitten with the psychadelic look of the Blue Tongue, something that stands out as much as this may help me to avoid sticking my spikes into it........ maybe!

Hi Folks, I bought a Yale Imori rope just last September, which this week "failed" its first LOLER after 6 months from new inspection. It failed mainly due to the rope fibres being cut in several locations along its length caused by accidently being "spiked" whilst climbing! It also was failed for the secondary reason that one end of the rope exhibited a "soft" section which in my opinion was wrongly interperated as a fault when in actual fact the rope need milking. The milking issue is by the by, I accept that the numerous spike damage does affect the integrity of the rope to some degree. I liked the imori for the sensation of being a thicker rope of lighter construction compared to my previous rope Yale XTC. The XTC though was by all accounts virtually bomb proof and lasted for years!!. The imori was allright but I'm inclined not to replace like for like if its only going to last 6months! Though I'm not sure I really want to go back to a chunky 13mm rope again. So I'm considering trying an 11.7mm rope, such as Yale Blue Tongue or Poison Ivy. Does the 0.3mm difference between them and the 12mm imori really make that much of a difference? I should point out that my climbing style is still old school, no shiney gizmos and gadgets, just a 10mm Silverstreak prussic. Your thoughts and recommendations most welcome ladies and germs.

Yeah I'd go a polo shirt as well! Failing that, reg.T, but made from half decent cotton and cut so that after 1/2 doz washes it does'nt resemble a shrunken faded shapeless piece of material thats only fit for rags.

If you read the attached report in OP, you will find that you have the wonderful fantastic beauraucrats in the smashing EU to thank. Once again they have justified their multibillion euro/pound existence by inteferring with our way of life...... and once again, just as all of our favourite saws are being "re-invented" and losing their poke or being removed from production all together, it's in the name of reducing emmissions. One way round it in the short term is to run your saws on super unleaded. As according to a table at the bottom of the TR report, some super unleaded have no ethanol added, for the time being at least......... I hope I have'nt fallen foul of any copyright infringement by reproducing that part of the report here:- BP Ethanol is added at 5% to unleaded petrol at all sites across the UK. BP Ultimate (super unleaded petrol) does not have Ethanol added, except in the South West of England. Esso Ethanol is added at 5% to unleaded petrol at most sites in the UK. Esso Super Unleaded petrol does not contain Ethanol, except in the South West of England (Devon & Cornwall) Shell Shell has repeatedly refused to answer the question. It is therefore an assumption only, that all Shell petrol should be considered to contain 5% Ethanol. Texaco Ethanol is added at 5% to unleaded petrol. Texaco Super Unleaded petrol does not contain Ethanol. Total Ethanol is not added to any Total fuel (including standard unleaded petrol). Except in the North West and South East of England. Might cost a bit more, but could be cheaper than it buggering up your saws and spending loads on additional maintenance and replacement parts.

Location? Its a big island! And does the package include a company Uht (spelling?) with "Pommy B*****d" written on the drivers door?